RANKING · 2024 ACS · 200 SHOWN OF 200

Highest labor force participation, Virginia cities

Virginia cities ranked by the share of adults 16+ in the civilian labor force (2024 ACS). This list covers the 200 cities in Virginia that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPLABOR FORCE PARTICIPATIONVS 2020

01Fort Lee, VAVA8,99389.4%+10.9 pts

02Quantico Base, VAVA5,84087.0%−2.2 pts

03Dulles Town Center, VAVA5,46485.1%+1.9 pts

04Hutchison, VAVA7,28482.0%−3.8 pts

05Moorefield, VAVA6,12381.8%+5.7 pts

06Cherry Hill, VAVA26,04481.8%+6.2 pts

07Huntington, VAVA13,50280.5%−0.6 pts

08Merrifield, VAVA20,69880.4%+0.8 pts

09Bealeton, VAVA5,03480.2%+4.5 pts

10Bull Run CDP (Prince William County), VAVA16,85979.6%−0.5 pts

11South Riding, VAVA34,35279.5%−0.8 pts

12McNair, VAVA22,65578.9%−3.9 pts

13Alexandria, VAVA160,66278.3%+0.3 pts

14Loudoun Valley Estates, VAVA10,27178.3%−3.3 pts

15Leesylvania, VAVA21,63278.2%−0.9 pts

16Dumbarton, VAVA7,99778.1%+3.2 pts

17Fair Oaks, VAVA35,54577.9%+1.9 pts

18Laurel Hill, VAVA7,45077.8%+7.1 pts

19Stone Ridge, VAVA16,60377.5%−5.2 pts

20Arlington, VAVA236,25477.3%−1.7 pts

21Dumfries, VAVA6,40577.1%+1.3 pts

22Brambleton, VAVA24,53776.8%−4.2 pts

23Manchester, VAVA12,44576.8%+1.5 pts

24Herndon, VAVA25,50676.4%−2.9 pts

25Leesburg, VAVA49,91776.0%−1.1 pts

26Franconia, VAVA18,33576.0%−3.3 pts

27Woodlawn CDP (Fairfax County), VAVA21,19475.9%−0.3 pts

28Wyndham, VAVA12,09975.8%+2.2 pts

29Countryside, VAVA9,66175.6%−2.3 pts

30Belmont, VAVA9,72975.5%+1.1 pts

31Manassas Park, VAVA16,56075.4%−2.5 pts

32Innsbrook, VAVA8,57875.4%+1.2 pts

33Sugarland Run, VAVA12,62975.3%+0.2 pts

34Lowes Island, VAVA11,01875.3%−4.2 pts

35Sterling, VAVA32,41175.0%−2.2 pts

36Centreville, VAVA71,70675.0%−0.5 pts

37Purcellville, VAVA8,89075.0%+1.4 pts

38Broadlands, VAVA14,35374.7%−4.4 pts

39Lincolnia, VAVA20,32074.7%−2.9 pts

40Fair Lakes, VAVA8,89474.6%−0.7 pts

41Woodbridge, VAVA43,94574.6%−2.1 pts

42Belle Haven, VAVA6,57074.4%+2.9 pts

43Yorkshire, VAVA9,78274.4%−3.4 pts

44Tysons, VAVA28,93674.2%−2.2 pts

45Idylwood, VAVA17,55974.1%−0.3 pts

46Reston, VAVA64,41474.0%+0.1 pts

47Fort Belvoir, VAVA8,44973.7%+1.6 pts

48Floris, VAVA7,58973.5%−5.4 pts

49West Falls Church, VAVA31,27973.4%−0.3 pts

50Cascades, VAVA12,35773.4%+0.5 pts

51Linton Hall, VAVA41,87673.2%−5.4 pts

52Franklin Farm, VAVA18,73673.1%+0.9 pts

53Woodlake, VAVA7,35873.1%+0.3 pts

54Gainesville, VAVA18,19673.0%−1.1 pts

55East Highland Park, VAVA15,26572.7%−0.7 pts

56Falls Church, VAVA15,15972.6%−2.4 pts

57Mount Vernon, VAVA13,12272.4%+1.6 pts

58Woodburn, VAVA9,50372.4%+2.9 pts

59Buckhall, VAVA21,60272.3%+2.7 pts

60Manassas, VAVA44,33272.2%−1.1 pts

61Hollymead, VAVA8,48272.0%+1.1 pts

62Pimmit Hills, VAVA6,58971.9%+3.7 pts

63Rose Hill CDP (Fairfax County), VAVA21,06671.9%−2.0 pts

64Newington, VAVA13,47871.8%−3.5 pts

65Laurel, VAVA18,72171.6%−1.9 pts

66Independent Hill, VAVA10,85371.5%−2.3 pts

67Mantua, VAVA8,29871.3%+4.1 pts

68Short Pump, VAVA29,02671.1%−0.6 pts

69West Springfield, VAVA22,53270.9%+2.9 pts

70Fairfax, VAVA26,77270.9%+0.3 pts

71Sandston, VAVA7,39970.8%−1.5 pts

72Oakton, VAVA36,52870.6%+0.3 pts

73Lake Ridge, VAVA46,04970.5%−1.6 pts

74Chantilly, VAVA24,03670.5%−3.0 pts

75Dale City, VAVA71,01670.4%−2.8 pts

76Spotsylvania Courthouse, VAVA7,18070.3%+2.5 pts

77Bull Run CDP (Fairfax County), VAVA7,82370.1%+1.1 pts

78Kings Park West, VAVA13,44270.1%−1.8 pts

79Newington Forest, VAVA12,31670.0%−1.6 pts

80Vienna, VAVA16,69169.9%+2.4 pts

81Lakeside, VAVA12,65469.9%−2.0 pts

82Kingstowne, VAVA18,36069.9%−0.2 pts

83Norfolk, VAVA231,01369.8%−0.9 pts

84Carrollton, VAVA8,43669.3%−0.8 pts

85Fredericksburg, VAVA30,39369.3%−0.3 pts

86Midlothian, VAVA19,12069.1%−1.3 pts

87Lorton, VAVA20,99169.1%−6.3 pts

88Timberlake, VAVA12,72569.1%+2.1 pts

89Lake Barcroft, VAVA10,97369.0%−0.6 pts

90Burke, VAVA44,02968.9%−0.9 pts

91Culpeper, VAVA22,07468.8%−1.5 pts

92Sudley, VAVA19,16268.7%−11.2 pts

93Annandale, VAVA41,70568.6%−2.2 pts

94Fairfax Station, VAVA12,56668.5%+1.3 pts

95Virginia Beach, VAVA453,73768.5%−2.0 pts

96Richmond, VAVA237,25768.3%+1.7 pts

97Triangle, VAVA10,45068.3%−2.1 pts

98Bailey's Crossroads, VAVA24,27168.2%+1.0 pts

99Wakefield, VAVA11,93067.9%+3.2 pts

100Groveton, VAVA13,93167.7%−2.7 pts

101Ashburn, VAVA46,02667.7%−4.1 pts

102Falmouth, VAVA5,21667.6%+9.8 pts

103North Springfield, VAVA7,05067.5%−6.0 pts

104Burke Centre, VAVA17,03767.4%−2.0 pts

105Crosspointe, VAVA5,66967.3%+0.7 pts

106Glen Allen, VAVA17,55167.3%−3.9 pts

107Bon Air, VAVA16,90467.3%−0.8 pts

108Lansdowne, VAVA12,32867.3%+0.6 pts

109Dunn Loring, VAVA8,95767.1%+1.3 pts

110Newport News, VAVA183,23067.1%−0.6 pts

111Brandermill, VAVA13,73067.1%−1.6 pts

112New Baltimore, VAVA11,91967.0%+3.1 pts

113Aquia Harbour, VAVA7,48166.9%−3.1 pts

114Cave Spring, VAVA25,74266.9%+3.0 pts

115Dranesville, VAVA11,82866.8%−3.1 pts

116Chesapeake, VAVA255,33266.8%+0.4 pts

117Massanetta Springs, VAVA6,35866.7%+6.5 pts

118Meadowbrook, VAVA20,74966.4%+1.5 pts

119Seven Corners, VAVA9,37166.4%−4.6 pts

120Greenbriar, VAVA8,24366.3%−5.0 pts

121Montclair, VAVA22,38766.1%−1.5 pts

122Montrose, VAVA8,28566.0%+6.7 pts

123Chester, VAVA24,47465.9%−3.4 pts

124Hybla Valley, VAVA17,25765.9%+0.9 pts

125Bensley, VAVA5,94965.9%−7.5 pts

126Poquoson, VAVA13,29265.7%+2.0 pts

127Christiansburg, VAVA22,44265.6%+2.2 pts

128Wolf Trap, VAVA15,85865.4%+3.2 pts

129Vinton, VAVA7,96765.3%+1.9 pts

130Crozet, VAVA9,28965.3%−2.8 pts

131Suffolk, VAVA104,69965.3%−2.2 pts

132Mechanicsville, VAVA38,68365.2%−2.0 pts

133Hampton, VAVA137,31565.2%−0.0 pts

134Winchester, VAVA28,27265.0%−1.6 pts

135Difficult Run, VAVA9,93865.0%−0.3 pts

136Braddock, VAVA6,53664.9%+4.5 pts

137Fort Hunt, VAVA16,70064.8%+0.2 pts

138Strasburg, VAVA7,38064.7%+2.8 pts

139Charlottesville, VAVA44,38864.7%+0.8 pts

140Stuarts Draft, VAVA11,78064.4%+0.6 pts

141Collinsville, VAVA7,13964.3%+4.7 pts

142Highland Springs, VAVA14,29664.1%−2.7 pts

143Colonial Heights, VAVA18,73864.1%+0.6 pts

144Waynesboro, VAVA23,95164.1%+0.8 pts

145Tuckahoe, VAVA49,18364.0%−2.2 pts

146Portsmouth, VAVA96,77763.8%+0.4 pts

147Warrenton, VAVA10,21363.7%−2.1 pts

148Springfield, VAVA31,15463.7%+0.2 pts

149Petersburg, VAVA33,73463.4%+1.2 pts

150Hopewell, VAVA23,26163.2%+1.9 pts

151Front Royal, VAVA15,72262.8%−0.8 pts

152Great Falls, VAVA15,22862.6%+2.3 pts

153Smithfield, VAVA9,11262.2%+0.9 pts

154Roanoke, VAVA99,11162.1%−2.5 pts

155Madison Heights, VAVA10,26662.0%−0.0 pts

156Long Branch, VAVA7,03462.0%−5.4 pts

157Harrisonburg, VAVA50,83961.9%+2.1 pts

158Lake Monticello, VAVA10,66261.7%+3.7 pts

159Woodstock, VAVA6,00261.6%−3.2 pts

160McLean, VAVA49,62761.6%−1.4 pts

161South Run, VAVA6,60061.5%−4.9 pts

162Orange, VAVA5,36561.1%+1.0 pts

163Radford, VAVA17,24361.0%+6.0 pts

164Bellwood, VAVA7,90760.8%−6.0 pts

165Rockwood, VAVA10,01060.7%−5.7 pts

166Potomac Mills, VAVA5,74160.3%−3.6 pts

167Salem, VAVA25,81659.9%−1.6 pts

168Bridgewater, VAVA6,92459.7%+0.6 pts

169Forest, VAVA13,43059.7%+0.0 pts

170Staunton, VAVA26,80159.6%−1.5 pts

171Lynchburg, VAVA81,34758.9%−0.5 pts

172Gloucester Point, VAVA11,10958.4%−0.2 pts

173Ettrick, VAVA5,91058.0%−2.8 pts

174Ashland, VAVA7,98257.9%−2.0 pts

175Bedford, VAVA7,91157.8%−1.6 pts

176Hollins, VAVA17,09757.8%+0.4 pts

177Martinsville, VAVA13,84957.2%+1.7 pts

178Franklin, VAVA8,47856.6%−5.7 pts

179Fishersville, VAVA9,48456.4%+2.7 pts

180Galax, VAVA6,67056.0%−2.9 pts

181Bristol, VAVA16,41855.7%−3.0 pts

182Abingdon, VAVA8,28455.7%−1.7 pts

183Emporia, VAVA5,44755.5%−8.6 pts

184Pulaski, VAVA8,80754.9%−2.4 pts

185Danville, VAVA41,64754.1%+0.7 pts

186Buena Vista, VAVA6,67253.4%−5.3 pts

187George Mason, VAVA9,93753.2%−10.1 pts

188Stafford Courthouse, VAVA5,83953.2%+2.4 pts

189Wytheville, VAVA8,12852.7%−0.9 pts

190Marion, VAVA5,55551.4%+8.8 pts

191Blacksburg, VAVA45,10450.8%+2.0 pts

192Williamsburg, VAVA15,86148.7%−1.8 pts

193South Boston, VAVA7,79547.6%−1.7 pts

194Covington, VAVA5,68046.7%−4.6 pts

195Lake of the Woods, VAVA7,98446.4%−6.1 pts

196Lexington, VAVA7,76942.7%+0.9 pts

197Farmville, VAVA7,59340.8%+1.8 pts

198University of Virginia, VAVA9,06536.9%+5.4 pts

199Big Stone Gap, VAVA5,10236.8%+0.7 pts

200Richlands, VAVA5,05135.3%−5.7 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES